A large fire at a chlorine chemical plant in Hudson County continues to burn Saturday morning and although it is under control, authorities have kept the Pulaski Skyway closed in both directions and continue to urge local residents to remain indoors because of the potential danger from chemical fumes.

A fire at a large chlorine plant in Kearny Friday night shut down a portion of the Pulaski Skyway in the area and prompted officials to warn residents to remain indoors because of the smoke and fumes the blaze created.

The plant, known as Alden Leads, is located on Jacobus Avenue, almost directly underneath the Pulaski Skyway.

Kearny residents were asked by local fire officials to stay indoors with their windows windows closed, because the smoke could cause “severe respiratory distress.”

Residents in nearby towns in northern New Jersey and as far as Staten Island, N.Y., were warned that they might see or smell smoke as a result of the fire. The Bayonne Office of Emergency Management and the city of Hoboken warned residents there to close their windows because of the smoke generated by the fire.

Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a Facebook post shortly after midnight that the fire “may be sending fumes into parts of Newark” and that people in the area should keep their windows and doors shut and stay inside.

The Pulaski Skyway was closed in both directions between South Kearny and Broadway as of 12 a.m., News 12 New Jersey reported. Video from the scene showed that cars were stranded on the highway as the smoke caused severe visibility problems on the bridge.

Emergency responders were helping the drivers stuck on the highway to safety, according to ABC.

The fire was still not under control as of 12:20 a.m. Saturday morning.

It was unclear if anybody was injured in the blaze or how it started.

UPDATE: As of 7:15 a.m. Saturday, the Pulaski Skyway remains closed in both directions, and firefighters are still at the chemical company. It was not immediately known if the fire has been extinguished

A large fire at a chlorine chemical plant in Hudson County continues to burn Saturday morning and although it is under control, authorities have kept the Pulaski Skyway closed in both directions and continue to urge local residents to remain indoors because of the potential danger from chemical fumes.

KEARNY, N.J. — A chlorine plant in New Jersey has caught fire, as nearby police departments sent fire boats to the scene and the Pulaski Skyway was closed in both directions, police confirmed.

The three-alarm fire occurred at the Alden Leeds Inc. plant in Kearny, just minutes away from Newark. Some rivers were said to be overcome by fumes, according to authorities. The Office of Emergency Management in nearby Bayonne instructed residents to close their windows due to smoke.